Book Riot's Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the latest news in the world of books and reading, including hot new releases, adaptations, publishing indu...
Gaiman Sued, Blurbs Deprecated, and A Book Sales Check-In
Jeff and Rebecca spend more time than they would like in legal-land before talking about how everybody hates blurbs, recent reading, and other book news. Then, Brenna Connor of Circana joins Jeff to talk about 2024 book sales highlights and lowlights before looking ahead to 2025.
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Scarlett Pavlovich sues Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer for rape & human trafficking and Netflix adaptation of Sandman to end after second season
Man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie to go to trial
Big 5 and Authors Guild sue Idaho over book banning law
Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint won’t require blurbs and Rebecca Makkai essay in the NYT
Dystopian novels are on the rise again after the inauguration
On the Hippie Trail
The Loves of My Life
Life in Three Dimensions
Tilt
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
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The It Books of February 2025
Jeff and Rebecca consider ten contenders to be the It Book of the Month.
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We Talk About WE DO NOT PART by Han Kang [Teaser]
Jeff and Rebecca discuss the new novel by the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Han Kang.
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Dark Horse Drops Gaiman, Ebooks Come to Bookshop, ONYX STORM is the Fastest-Selling Books in 20 years, and more.
Jeff and Rebecca talk about Dark Horse parting ways with Neil Gaiman, get off some hot takes about bookish social media, go through the ins-and-outs of ebooks coming to Bookshop.org, and more.
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Bookshop.org’s Ebook Launch & Reading 25 Minutes a Day in 2025 with Gretchen Rubin episode of First Edition
Dark Horse Comics drops Neil Gaiman
Bookshop.org launches ebook sales
NYT’s coverage accidentally indicts how bad the old indie ebook options are
Authors Guild introduces “Human Authored” certification
New! Dan! Brown!
Hero of the week: Octavia’s Bookshelf
Defy by Sunita Sah
Y2K by Colette Shade
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
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Writers to Watch, 2025 Edition
Jeff and Rebecca talk about a bunch of early-ish career writers to keep your eye on.
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Book Riot's Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky discuss the latest news in the world of books and reading, including hot new releases, adaptations, publishing industry events, and more.
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